Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – Despite the county’s ongoing status in the “extreme risk” category for the coronavirus, the Creswell superintendent said the district is still moving forward with in-person schooling. “We have had some pretty risky situations going on here in Creswell,”…
High school players and coaches across all sports began practicing again Monday, Jan. 11, adhering to pandemic-specific safety guidelines, dreaming of actual competition once again. Those dreams are hanging by a thread right now. District officials are awaiting an update…
Harley Edward Lewis Jr., 80, of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away Jan. 12, 2021. Harley was born to parents Harley and Millicent (Owen) Lewis on Dec. 28, 1940 in Roland, Okla. After graduating from Sierra High School in Tollhouse, Calif.,…
James “Jim” C. Perkins, 79, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Jan. 12, 2021. Jim was born to Ovie Lee and Hazel Golden Soules Perkins in Oklahoma City, Okla. on April 25, 1941. Jim married Joan Monroe on Aug. 26, 1960…
Eli Andrew Laird, 39, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on Nov. 15, 2020. He was born on Aug. 27, 1981 in Springfield, Ore. to parents Ralph and Pixie (Rogers) Laird. Eli graduated from Gateway High School in Springfield in…
Stevan Richard Jaffe, 72, of Springfield, Ore. died on Jan. 9, 2021. He was the beloved father to Jesse Jaffe. He was born in Champaign, Ill., to his now deceased parents David Hugo Jaffe and Bobbye Jane Morgan. He grew…
Lonnie Jay Davis, born in Kalispell, Mont., passed away at home in Pocatello, Idaho at the age of 70. Lonnie moved with his family to Oregon as a young boy and spent most of his life in Creswell, Ore. He…
Chere Darlene Johnson, 82, passed away at her home in Myrtle Creek, Oregon due to cancer. Chere was born in Toledo, Washington to Frank and Mae Parnel. They moved to Blue River, Oregon in 1942 and then to Springfield in…
Tina Marie (Chartier) Mercurio, 48, of Springfield, passed away Dec. 4, 2020, due to complications with epilepsy. Tina was born Feb. 1, 1972, in Gold Beach, Ore., to Diana Melvin and Jerry R. Chartier, Sr. She graduated from high school…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Candy Coop, on her front porch with pugs Phoebe, dark fur, and Bruce, who was a constant companion for Mike and was in the truck when the accident happened. CRESWELL – It’s a new year, but not…